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Embroidery Backings and Stabilizers

Embroidery Backings and Stabilizers

Embroidery stabilizers support fabric, preventing tunneling and puckering. We offer over 120 cutaway, tearaway, fusible, and water-soluble products from Exquisite, Dime, and more. Most come in 10-yard rolls with color-coded rings for easy identification. Browse categories or use Filters to find what you need quickly.

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Embroidery Backings and Stabilizers - Over 120 products available.

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Backings/Stabilizers

  • Embroidery stabilizers support fabric, preventing tunneling and puckering.

  • Cutaway, tearaway, fusible, water-soluble, specialty options, and more.

  • Most come in 10-yard rolls with color-coded rings for easy identification.

  • Brands include Exquisite, Dime, and more.

Robison-Anton - The full line of R/A 40-Weight embroidery thread.

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Robison-Anton Thread

  • Over 400 colors in polyester, and over 370 colors in rayon.

  • King spools and mini-kings.

  • Color cards.

  • Color conversion charts to match to other brands.

Machine Needles - Over 2,000 Groz-Beckert and Schmetz selections.

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Needles

  • Find the needles you need in one place.

  • Needle to Machine Reference.

  • Sequenced needle systems for harder to find needles.

  • Thread by needle size.

Cotton Thread - The full line of Mettler Silk-Finish cotton and Aurifil closeouts.

Mettler Cotton - All
Cotton Thread

  • Mettler cotton from thinnest to thickest in 60, 50, 40, and 28-weights.

  • Aurifil cotton closeouts at 35% off.

  • Mettler and Aurifil are made from 100% long staple Egyptian cotton fibers.

  • The lower the thread weight number, the thicker the thread.

Monofilament Thread - Also called invisible nylon thread.

Monofilament Thread
Monofilament Thread

  • Similar texture to fishing line, but thinner.

  • Comes in 9 sizes from ultra-thin size .004 to sturdy-size .012.

  • Small spools in sizes .005 to .012.

  • 1.5 Lb. canisters in all sizes - Case quantities available.

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